Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
95 mins
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Khan Asparuh. This is the first part of the film trilogy about the events before the creation of the Bulgarian state in the middle of the VII century. Volga Bulgaria is straining under the attacks of the Khazars. Following the testament of his father, the sons of Khan Kubrat looking for a new home for their tribes. The youngest of them - Asparukh, wander 20 years in search of "land forever" for his people and reaches the mouth of the Danube. The film is narrated by captured Byzantine chronicler Belisarius, which should Asparukh in his journeys. Byzantine witnessed the heroic efforts of the Bulgarians to win the land south of the Danube and to create their new country.
Lora Kremen
Velizariy's mother
Vera Mutafchieva
Writer
Ludmil Staikov
Director
Simeon Pironkov
Music
Mayski Zhelyazkov
Art Direction
Georgi Elkin
Set Decoration
Valeriya Deleva
Script Supervisor
Georgi Stoyanov
Property Master
Christo Nenov
Producer
Galina Hadzhikoteva
Set Decoration
Bogdana Chushkova
Script Supervisor
Atanas Samev
Choreographer
Vesela Mihaylova
Set Decoration
Kliment Avtov
Construction Coordinator
Ivanka Zlateva
Hairstylist
Yulia Krasteva
Makeup Artist
Milka Nacheva
Costume Design
Grisha Vagenshtain
Camera Operator
Boris Yanakiev
Director of Photography
Zoya Sharlandzhieva
Script Supervisor
Tzvetana Yankova
Art Direction
Georgi Nochev
Camera Operator
Mihail Kirkov
Script Editor
Mihail Nikolov
Camera Operator
Antim Borisov
Gaffer
Eleonora Ezra
Editor
Yuliya Sisakova
Key Hair Stylist
Victor Vassilev
Set Decoration
Stefan Kirilov
Camera Operator
Tanyu Kukov
Makeup Artist
Krassimir Pashkulev
Set Decoration
Violeta Toshkova
Editor
Daniela Tzenova
Set Decoration
Rumyan Dimitrov
Property Master
Bogoya Sapundzhyev
Production Design
Iliya Peychev
Construction Coordinator
Georgi Vladichki
Sound Recordist
Elena Dimitrova
Still Photographer